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Adorno: A Biography
Stefan Müller-Doohm
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Description for Adorno: A Biography
Paperback. This is the first major intellectual biography of Adorno, one of the most influential thinkers of the twentieth century, that brings together for the first time his work, life, and historical context. Translator(s): Livingstone, Rodney. Num Pages: 648 pages, 48 illustrations. BIC Classification: HPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225 x 155 x 51. Weight in Grams: 1076.
'Even the biographical individual is a social category', wrote Adorno. ‘It can only be defined in a living context together with others.’ In this major new biography, Stefan Müller-Doohm turns this maxim back on Adorno himself and provides a rich and comprehensive account of the life and work of one of the most brilliant minds of the twentieth century.
'Even the biographical individual is a social category', wrote Adorno. ‘It can only be defined in a living context together with others.’ In this major new biography, Stefan Müller-Doohm turns this maxim back on Adorno himself and provides a rich and comprehensive account of the life and work of one of the most brilliant minds of the twentieth century.
This authoritative biography ranges across the whole of Adorno's life and career, from his childhood and student years to his years in emigration in the United States and his return to postwar Germany. At the same time, Muller-Doohm examines the ... Read more
Müller-Doohm's clear prose succeeds in making accessible some of the most complex areas of Adorno's thought. This outstanding biography will be the standard work on Adorno for years to come.
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Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Condition
New
Number of Pages
648
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780745631097
SKU
V9780745631097
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About Stefan Müller-Doohm
Stefan Müller-Doohm isProfessor of Sociology at Oldenburg University, Germany.
Reviews for Adorno: A Biography
"Although Adorno died in 1969, we have had to wait more than thirty years for a biography ... Stefan Müller-Doohm’s is the most detailed and probably the best. (It has been exceptionally well translated, too.)" Times Literary Supplement "Stands as a very informative account of Adorno’s life, which has much to offer casual readers of Adorno and those with ... Read more